Just over one hour from Rome, Abruzzo offers a wealth of medieval and renaissance towns nestled in one of Italy’s most mountainous regions bordered on the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Apennines to the west. The cycling landscape offers energetic climbs and thrilling descents in the Gran Sasso/Monti della Laga National Park.

This is an energetic trip through ancient beech wood forests, winding pathways of the past and castle properties that loom from mountain cliffs. Abruzzo is witness to a lifestyle that has not changed in centuries and a landscape that is Classic Italian.